Shot on location in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA.

Rarely are we as put together as when we schedule a Christmas card mini photo session. More often than not, everything comes unglued right at the perfect moment. Families are complex and unpredictable units of moving parts. And that’s the beauty of the whole thing in the first place. The spirit of this family to patiently work through their son’s antsy-ness went beyond expectations.

And never underestimate the power of candy and bribery at times like this.